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F-15
STRIKE EAGLE
US
Gold, £9.95 cass, £14.95 disk
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This jet simulator involves a complex strategy game
as well as all the usual learning to fly problems. There
are a number of separate missions to choose from ranging
from easy to damn near impossible. It's bit similar
to Spitfire Ace in that respect, bringing into
play skills that are needed for air-to-air combat and
bomb runs. Apart from the normaf 3D screen at the top
there is a map that shows the locaf military instalations
and any scrambled fighters. You are also equipped with
radar that has various ranges. A healthy armoury is
on offer, including such goodies as short-to-long range
missiles and Electronic Counter Measures (ECM), just
the same as in Elite.
On
screen there is a plan view of your plane graphically
showing your remaining ammunition and you are constantly
updated on altitude, speed, engine power and compass
bearing.
The
vector graphics would have been quite good if it wasn't
for the massive leaps taken in between frames. The overall
outlook for F15 as a flight simulator is a bit
weak as no landing or take off practice is involved
and we would have thought these to be pretty fundamental
for a flight sim. With the different missions and all
that air-to-air combat F15 Strike Eagle seems
capable of holding some interest, but that interest
will probably soon pall.
Graphics
68%
Interaction 87%
Authenticity 70%
Overall 72%
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